Companies are targeting young people with nicotine pouches. Different marketing tactics. Same goal: a lifetime of addiction. The truth is that only 26 countries currently restrict the sale of nicotine pouches to minors. Know the tactics. Protect your health. 🔗 bit.ly/4nymmbk #TobaccoExposed

Has your MP signed the Parliamentary Call for government to stage a prime-time televised emergency briefing on the threats to the UK from nature loss & climate change? We’re locked in a vicious cycle. The public kept in the dark - politicians not willing to act. www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar...

Politicians often underestimate the demand for serious action on the climate & nature crisis. With candidates knocking on doors in the coming week, why not do a bit of "reverse canvassing". Our print-at-home leaflet: drive.google.com/file/d/1EIzL... #NationalEmergencyBriefing #ReverseCanvassing

💡 New guest blog: Crisis as catalyst ffcc.co.uk/conversation... 🌕 With geopolitical turmoil already pushing up input prices and another hot, dry summer ahead, Pasture for Life's Chief Exec Jimmy Woodrow sets out what farmers need from government right now.

Hosted a screening on Earth Day. Audience reaction -Why is no one talking about this? Action needed.Inside 24hrs family, community, social & professional networks utilised. Local MSP/ First Minister of Scotland aware, MP, council, universities, medical school, NHS targeted to host screenings. #PEBuk

Global oil crisis has changed fossil fuel industry for ever, IEA chief says

I spoke with @mjflepage.bsky.social and @rowhoop.bsky.social about food shocks and the Strait of Hormuz on the @newscientist.com podcast. Full episode below

so important this is shared across the UK. Screenings in Scotland. Perth & Kinross tonight. See PEB map. www.nebriefing.org/screening-map

It shouldn’t take a war for Britain to wake up to the need for food security | Tim Lang

Health organisations across the UK - can you host a screening in your organisations? Get involved and help share this important message

These are just the initial screenings in a program which will run through the year. Many groups are confirming dates with their MP before finalising plans. One event booked so fast, the organisers are planning 2 more. Our thanks to all those stepping forward. #PEBuk #NationalEmergencyBriefing

An interactive map to help you find a screening near you of our new film hosted by @chrisgpackham.bsky.social… The People’s Emergency Briefing, launching tomorrow. www.nebriefing.org/screening-map #PEBuk #NationalEmergencyBriefing

🚨Screenings up & down UK from April🚨 The People’s Emergency Briefing. A new film building on last year’s National Emergency Briefing. A friendlier, watch-together version that pulls no punches and inspires action. Learn more here; nebriefing.org/the-film #PEBuk

WMO warns of record climate imbalance, says earth in ‘state of emergency’ https://www.europesays.com/2869695/ WMO warns of record climate imbalance, says earth in ‘state of emergency’ | TheCable error: Content is…

UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns

Influencers sold the world a fantasy Dubai – and now it’s gone in a puff of missile smoke | Gaby Hinsliff

My much requested deep-dive into the latest immigration statistics begins!! Part 1: What is the gender & age breakdown of asylum seekers?

There’s continued discussion about a perceived link between rugby and MND, but some commentary can miss key points from existing studies & data. MND research is complex & this is no exception. That's why we’re resharing this article to provide more clarity: www.myname5doddie.co.uk/whats-on/art...

Has your MP watched the expert talks given at the National Emergency Briefing? Have they signed the Parliamentary Call for Government to make a televised emergency briefing to the nation? The public has a right to know. www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar... #NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp

Great Channel 4 News report on the latest #AMOC monitoring. "Trouble is: there is now growing scientific consensus that the AMOC is weakening." @noc.ac.uk youtu.be/JpOpsMOBsL4?...

Dirty Business. Watch tonight at 9pm on Channel 4 and Channel 4 streaming. youtu.be/MEz6sYhYtio?...

Nigel Farage said in 2022 that MPs defecting to another party and then refusing to call a by-election was “no go, it’s not right, it is dishonorable” So where are the by-elections for all those MPs who have now joined Reform?

Why are we so obsessed with beans? 🤩 Rebecca Tobi explains why #beans are a win-win-win for our health, budgets and planet, and shares how we are partnering with businesses through the #BangInSomeBeans campaign - learn more on on our website! 💥🫘 #FibreFebruary #WorldPulsesDay #WorldPulsesDay2026

Very little publicity around this very important report. It was published during a week dominated by geopolitical events. This report must be widely communicated.

🌍A new UK govt assessment warns #biodiversity loss is not just an environmental concern: it’s a security risk. Ecosystem collapse ➕ food import dependence 🟰 rising food prices, shortages & instability. Resilience cannot be outsourced. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #FoodSecurity #FoodAccess

Everyone needs to understand where their food comes from.

'... the detrimental effect that proposing AI artwork to become a public mural does to the integrity and life of art and the artist. 'And, more relevant to us all, the taste level of what we expect from the aesthetics of public life.' || Derek McArthur www.heraldscotland.com/opin...

🚨WOW! Now closing on 88,000 signatures! The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed. Let’s keep going! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Today, Emma Thompson and young campaigners are calling for better school food, because what children eat at school shapes the rest of their lives. ▶️ Watch the full animation: youtu.be/DEAaBcKx23A 👉 Join the campaign: www.foodfoundation.org.uk/joinschoolfoodcampaign 🍽️🌈 #schoolfood #healthyfood

⚡️Scots are ahead of politicians - 57% oppose new oil & gas drilling. 3 in 4 under-35s want renewables instead. Even in the North East, nearly half say no to new drilling. People want clean energy jobs, not more delay. Read more in @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2576468...

This week the government quietly published a 'Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security assessment': www.gov.uk/government/p... Meant to be out last year, but rumoured to be blocked by Number 10: www.theguardian.com/environment/... The judgements are stomach-churning

🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party now has 55,000 signatures! Let’s get the 100,000 needed! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Food corporations built a system where junk is cheap, everywhere, and aggressively marketed. The diets they profit off are killing people - 800,000+ deaths every year in Europe - while public health costs explode. #EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness

For anyone claiming to care about farmers’ livelihoods or food prices for the consumer, THIS is the key to the answer: tackling the climate crisis. Resources and efforts should be (laser) focused… tick tock… ⏰

The high price of cheap food—who’s counting the cost of our national diet? // As the new @ffc-commission.bsky.social report launches, @timjackson.org.uk explores the hidden costs of a booming fast-food industry & what it means for our health, communities and environment. → cusp.ac.uk/themes/healt...

⏳ Don't miss our webinar about the plant-based revolution in Denmark this Thursday! Part 2 of our Inspiring Stories of Food Policy and Politics series features our Executive Director Anna Taylor and former Danish Minister of Food and Agriculture Rasmus Prehn. Sign up here: kntn.ly/a3c2d5cc

📢 We've joined @eatingbetter.bsky.social and 160+ organisations calling for a strong and fair Food Strategy! A letter to government includes 17 asks spanning everything food production to consumption that could help transform the UK's food system. Read more: kntn.ly/52ab38b4

🎯 Very sick of passing this bus stop ad with my little ones this month (obviously they think it’s great - ‘Santa!!’) If junk food ads on tv are worth regulating then junk food ads outdoors are too

🚉 69% of train station outlets we visited had no fruit and 85% had no veg snacks! Our 2025 State of the Nation's Food Industry report shows we can't leave progress on healthy and sustainable sales to the market. Read more: ➡️ bit.ly/3XuoFjr

🌱Great to hear two of our major reports spotlighted by James Rebanks @herdyshepherd.bsky.social on BBC Sounds: Radical with Amol Rajan. 👉Full episode: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Read the reports: ➡️'Farming for Change' ffcc.co.uk/publications... ➡️‘Paying the Price’ ffcc.co.uk/publications...

Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security

1/ How does the COVID Inquiry's Module 2 report align with what we said in @independentsage.bsky.social at the time? A 🧵on Transparency, Early & Decisive Action, Scientific Advice, Integration of Social & Economic Harms, Communication and Behavioural Science, Governance, Data and Preparedness

🌍 Today on #WorldFoodDay we join @fao.org in calling for action to ensure everyone can access healthy, affordable food. How does the UK measure up? Find out: ↩️ bit.ly/4oeLHX4

"We need to ensure the companies that own the platforms take the responsibility." Professor Oksana Pyzik speaks to @cathynewman.bsky.social about the responsibility of social media companies to combat fake weight loss jabs sold on their platforms. Read and watch: www.channel4.com/news/black-m...

Black market for fake medicines is growing says expert www.channel4.com/news/black-m...

After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season. TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible. christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

‘The UK can eat more healthily with government action' Sustain's Ruth Westcott speaks to Times Radio on new EAT-Lancet report which recommends a 'planetary diet' with more vegetables and pulses, less meat, while addressing unequal access to good diets. www.sustainweb.org/news/oct25-e...